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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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